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Armed Scout Versus Assaultâ€”U.S. Army Weighs Rotorcraft Needs

As it moves to renew its rotorcraft force, the U.S. Army is open to resequencing its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) plan and developing an armed scout ahead of a medium transport, or overlapping both efforts.
The order and pace of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programs will depend on technology readiness, and not only budgets, says the Army.
FARA, also known as FVL Light or Capability Set 1 (CS1), emerged earlier this year as an ...

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